Solomon siiettkll



S. SHETTER.

Horseshoe Machine.

N0. 22,677. Patented Jany I8, 1859.

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HORSESHOE-MACHINE.

Specication of Letters Patent No. 22,677, dated January 1S, 1859.

To all whom fit may concern.

le il known that l, :demnos Someren, ot lhe city and county olE Allegheny, in the -lsde of lenlniyl funiin have invented :i new and lniproved Machine for Making Horseshoes; and l do hereby declare that the tollowing :t lull and exact description thereolf, reference being had to the uceolnpanying drawings and lo the letters ot reference nnirlred thereon. similar letters referring to siniilar parts.

The nature of my invention cmisiets in an arrangement o a sliding table, roll,y sheare, swage, levers, calins. springs, elainpe, diee, friction rollers` and litter.` all of which are arranged and combined as hereafter described Jfor the pnrpoee ot nmhing horse shoes.

To enable others skilled in the art to inale and use my invention l will proceed to dc- .scribe its; construction and operution.

In the :'iccoinpanying drawings Figure l, ie a side View in outline of the nnurhine1 Fig. L ie' an end View of the nulehine` Fig. S, is :i top View of the machine, Fig. l, is a top View of the table, with its elunups1 springs, lifter, dies` und the underpart of the shears.

(la) ifs the freine of the machine, (b) ie the supporting fraine for the t; ble (c). (c1) is fi` rack which is placed on the under side of the sliding table (c). (d1 is :t cog-wheel which geare into the ruek (el). (151') a roll, (fr) is a cross-bur or guide for the swuge (lr) is a cross bar or hunger for the shear (d). (le) is the lever whieh operates the ewuge (f2). (el) :ire the trunnione of lever (el). (j) and (7;) are eog-wheelrr. (l) :ind (o) are cranks. (m) is a connecting rod which connects the cranks (7) and (0). (y) is the Crank to which the power ie uttached. (gf) and (r) are calins which operate the shears (d) and the lever (c) and the ewage (fu) iS the clearer und (it) is, the flexible Strip which operates it. (nl) are journal caps. and (te) are dies. (e) is the under-part of the sheare (All). (.12) are Springs. are clainpfsr. (2) are friction rollers. (0l) 1s n. plate which 1S attached to the croes-bar fel) and is used for the purpose of holding the iron in its place while being bent into the desired shape by the elempe.

I will now proceed to describe the uee of the various parteny and their connection the one with the other, and also their operation, (the parts named nire arranged in the nntcbine nfs represented in the drawing, but the size and inode ol' making lhenl is lell lo (he jndglnent ol' [he nneelninic.) rthe supporting traine (o) is se-ifured to the l'ranie tif); the sliding table, (c) moved bai-ln Yard and forward by the rari; leb) and the \\'l1eel (HH) on the shaft (13); it will be observed that the table is held down and to its place by the shape ol the slides` which are plainly rep-A resented in Fig. 2 ot the drawings; to the table (ic) is attached the springs (irl, rluinps (sf), dies and wl, lit'ler le). and the nnderpart ol the shears (nnrlied e.) all of which :ire seen in llig. st et Vthe draeugs; the die l u!) torins lhe toe, the die lf) forms the inside edge, Ehe clamps lsl Alornis the outside edge. and [he lulde (icl and roll lill forms the upper :ind lower side ol' the shoe` and the springs (fr) prevents clamps troni leaving their pluce and also Vtroni eoining in eontuet with ille dies; the clamps (s) are opened und elosed by the buckward :ind Vfor ward nloreinenis el' the table which brings the curve {L1/1l ot 'the clalnpe (s) in roulait with the friction rollers (2); the roll MV) on the shaft is inored by the wheels (ij und. lg the shears (pf/l and the .sw-nge [fl with ile lever (pff) are operated by the cams ('r/ and rl on the shaft (Sl. The desired movements oi the table (pf-l. roll (jb)` shears (ffl swage clumps (e) :ind clearer (u) are obtained by the arrangement oll the eanis 'f/ und 1), the flexible strip (nl :and Slot in the Connecting rod (mi) the ezuns lr] and r) and the llywheel (y) are arranged on .shaft {Si} ne represented in Fig. 3. The clenrer (Aw) is let inlo the table and is operated by the flexible strip (nf), sind is used Afor the purpose of clearing the shoe troni the dies utter it ie; formed.

The operutirnls o'r niy improvement are as follows: Then ull things are arranged. as repreeeutml by the drawings and as set forth in the speeil'eatioin I take iron oi' the proper Size, healY it properly and feed it into the inuehine1 passing it under the shear (d) and between ther dies (t) und (fle) where it is eut into the proper length; it is then bent around die (fl by clumps (s), the elainps being operated by means of the forward movement of the table (C), and by the curved. arms (w1) of the Clamps Corning in Contact with the friction rollers (2), it then passes under the roll (t1) which is operuted by the wheels (j sind f), the holes are then punched and the reeese n'iado in thel hut hun hlt-e uf the nhue 'for the heads et the :mik tn' the migre tf)` then hy the, hmhn nztrll nnntintnl nl' the |e (rt the chxlnlrz--L (LNV) :Ire opened und the :dmtis ltl'tetl twin hettneen the dies (il) und (te) h v tiff: ehwner tntwhith if; ulwlztted hy the llexhle strip (n), the rnzfehine in then Vend y fm' fnl'lnngy :tlmlhet uhmm lti will he ohgetved that; the irnn in ('ltt ntu pmper length, hent nrmlt'ltl the the prupel'ly nwzitged :ind punched1 the Surfaces ,anmntthed hy the ruil und the shoe emnpletey 't'tn'lned hy (me revolution of the erztrd:

Having thnS desteribed my improvement nud itnl eperution whztt l ehlim :i5 of my nrention und deSire te ,secure by Letterfs Putzent et the United States ifi:

l. The e .rved arms (w1) of clamps (s) moved and operated by the friction rollers und the backward :md forward move- :nenteI nl' tnhle when the chimp# :twt|;-:t\(| in emmertinn with the dim :und (fr) m herrin rhwrilttd :rnd i'm the tnn'ptlz-te Het t'tattll.

L. The me et' the Hexihh- Strip (n) inr they purpohe etf eperazt'inp; the` ehm-ern (Ht :1S-t` herein deistrihed :ind t'tn the, lnnmse #et furth.

il. The arrangement m1 lh:l upper Hnrlclt'e nl the tnhle (n) wt dien ttf :1nd w), springt; (lr), the under jun' (w) utf the shears und the eezuer thi) when used :and operated in eenlaeetien with the ehnnpt,4 lriet'ien rnlhrrf; (2), roll (f1),y shear (nl) :und .fswzlge ai# herein described :und ter the purposes ,fser forth.

HOL( )MUN SUEI dt] h. 1Witnesses:

Gr. l. S'rmeii, ALEXANDER HAYS. 

